Nicole Nightingale

54: james knows

A/N: this is it the storm week begins.. adding my own theories on this week so these will have actually moments from the episodes and my made up theories also using a idea which i was suggesting and i am deicating these next chapters to loriejade98 :)
"I know your going to be mad, and you james but i found out who is really my mother." I said.
"You have gone mad more like, your going home" marnie says.
"Mum... marnie i am an adult, i think i can cope on my own" i sighed and started to leave the bar.
"Where you going!" Marnie cries and then i just got away as quickly as i could and sighed.
"Nicole, just leave it ok" james says to me. "Look no matter what i am still your brother i promise".
"Of course you are i love you james" i said hugging him, "now i feel like you have a big week coming don't you?"
"Oh.. yes ste and harry's wedding" he sighs.
"Screw them bro i mean we are going to have fun this week like it or not" i smiled.
"I trust you" he smiled back.

Today was the day i knew it was going to kill him. But i had to make this a good day for him.
"James, where you going?" I asked.
"I am going out, i am helping romeo with something" he shrugs.
"Really.. wow.. ok have fun be back before the storm" i said and he gives me a quick wave. I guess it gives me time to set up the living room.

I hear the door open, i was all set to leave the room when i heard james was with someone.
"I think you've had enough" the person snaps. It's romeo!
"Enough?" He questions. "Enough? A few nights with harry, a few stolen nights of passion, so i will drink to that.. i will toast the happy couple and wish a plauge of misery upon them."
He take a sip of the drink as from what i see.
"I have a lonely empty future no one to love. No one to love at all" he sighs. I was all set to come out the room until he finally spoke.
"You have me" he blurts.
"Is that why your sticking around?" James laughs angrily. "You think i am going to trade some desperate vucous rent-boy for another one?"
"No" he cries.
"Well you have seen the lifestyle i have a home dripping with money" he says getting closer to romeo. "You think your going to cash in"
I had to split it up. He needed to stop.
"Stop no!" Romeo's cry echoed the flat.
"Then why you here?" James yells.
"Why do you care?"
"You're my father!" Romeo yells back and james' face drops and romeo stops and realises what he has said.
"You been lurking in the shadows for weeks." He began calmly as he goes to unscrew another bottle of champane. "Trying to suss me out breaking into my house trying to get me to notice you to impress your long lost papa".
"I just.. i just wanted to know who you were" he tells him.
"Well now you know" james says sharply. "What do you think?"
"Big fat disappointment" romeo snapped.
"Wait wait.. i am the disappointment?" He laughs.
"Don't laugh at me!" Romeo shouts at him.
"Let's talk about disappointment i just found out my son is a council estate thug..with no hope in life no direction, who's mother is a drug addicted skank!" He sighs.
"James!" I snapped, i had to stop this now.
"Nicole.." he trails off not paying attention and romeo punches him in the faces sending him flying.
"Romeo, no this is not how to deal with this" i cried.
James starts lauging as romeo starts finding things to hurt james with and picks up a sharp edge threatingly grabbing james' shirt.
"Go on, do it" he laughs.
"That's what you want me to do isn't it!" Romeo says starting to cry.
"There is a darkness inside of you" james says struggling in pain. "That's the nightingale blood my dad used to beat me your no different" he says and starts to get up as romeo backs off. "Just screwed up anger and hatred."
"Nah...i do this.. i push people away..i tell them i hate them tell him they mean nothing to me.. that's what this is all about" romeo sighs and turns away. "I am so stupid.. you're trying to protect yourself."
"Spare me the adolescent physchological assessment" james yells.
"You know what it's working" romeo hissed. "I do hate you".
"You know what's worse than hatred? Total and utter indifference, you're nothing not me" james answered. "You don't even exist".
"James!" I snapped at him again and romeo gets his stuff to leave. "Romeo, it's not s... now look what's happend?"
"Do you think i really care?" He sighs then goes to check his phone and calls someone.
"Who you calling?" I asked.
"None of your business" he sighs. "Come on pick up pick up!".
"James" the voice answers it's harry.
"Harry if there is any chance we could.. be together" he says.
"It's too late i married ste" he sighed.
"I know but it's not too late there is still a chance we could run away together" james says then the other end is silent. "Harry... harry?"
He cuts off the call in anger.
"It was for the best.. you know it was" i said and hug him.
"It should.. nicole i have lost everything i am a mess" he sobs.
"Yes a bit like this flat" someone sighs.
"Mother" he looks up.